Who can do an RB25 swap in Cape Town ?

hentiebez wrote:

I think so far I have spent R45k on the whole car not just the engine alone

Thats doing the work yourself ?

What have you done to the motor ? parts,power wanted etc

stock RB internals with the right bolt ons will get you to 350kw .As mentioned it will cost you R40-R50K to drop a RB25 into a SX for a stock setup @180kw+- 😮

Some food for thought ,I was chatting to a guy the other day who has a very strong SR20 who kills supercars ,He said to me that if he had to do it all over again he would stay with a Garret GT28 bb with stock internals ,He recons that was the most fun he had with the car , It becomes scary after that as you are VERY fast

It depends what you want 😉 Keep the SR20 for 250kw ,It will be light ,smooth and fun ,RB25 is none of the above 🙄 😂 but 350kw with bolt ons and for extra R40K.

So who is running a RB26 s13 here?

Charlvdw wrote:

So who is running a RB26 s13 here?

a While ago there was one (think red) in S&Sound, very nice conversion, had a T66 single turbo on.
The only thing about RB26 is the sump, have to mod the AWD sump, or replace with normal sump.

Plenty Done Overseas:

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I know a guy up here who's running a RB26, he uses it for drag racing. In street trim he does 12.4 on the 1/4mile with a slipping clutch(800hp nismo).
According to him if he have to do it all over again he'll use a SR. Hes done some serious modding to try and get the weight distribution right but with little success.

How much does an RB26 weigh in comparison to an SR20 ?

Pk

the same differance if you compare a world champion hot wings eating girl to a bikini contest winner

here a simple pic to show

rb is on the outside and the rest are sr's

man I'm torn - this car is going to be my daily drive, plus some drags and occasional Drifting. I'm a massive petrol head, so the RB26 is just screaming at me to do it, but I could get the same 280kw out of the SR20DET for the same money and have better weight distribution (The SR20DET is the S13 original from the car, not a transplant). Do I really want to go further than 280kw, even with the RB26 ?

Is the heavy Nose with an RB26 a real contentious issue ?

Opinions/Comments ?

I don't think its the weight as such more the distribution of it. With a six you've got to much weight in front of you front axle. In a S14 its apparently a whole deferent story.

I agree with Charlvdw, Rat & Poizn... SR20. Especially if its an original s13-SR20 !!

Its a Beautiful motor.

In the long term I would say stay with the SR. cheapish to fix, light and fun, plus if you tell someone you just whipped them with a 2lt turbo its so much more fun! haha

DriftZ wrote:

Especially if its an original s13-SR20 !!

There were only 5 sold here

DriftZ wrote:

I agree with Charlvdw, Rat & Poizn... SR20. Especially if its an original s13-SR20 !!

Its a Beautiful motor.

This is a shock coming from you Driftz 😂 😂

I have a RB25 in my S14 and i am telling you to keep the SR20 😉
You have a very good setup and if you not going to go more then 300kw the sr will be awesome ,bigger turbo,injectors ,clutch etc and a good ecu ,the car will be great to drive .

dont think that bigger is always better , a well tuned SR with good bolt-ons has proven itself over and over again.

how does one know it came std with sr20

Engine number matches the original in the service book, or you could do an AA Check to see if engine numbers have ever changed.

you have service book wow thats like never heard of with a sx

Its a christmas miracle, *sniff*

Pk wrote:

The SR20DET is the S13 original from the car, not a transplant

For just this reason you cannot change the motor! 😮 😮

Riekert wrote:

Pk wrote:

The SR20DET is the S13 original from the car, not a transplant

For just this reason you cannot change the motor! 😮 😮

Agreed x 10000000000000000 😀
Keep the SR 😉